Mechanism for storing, assembling, and distributing type.



H. {LSISORNx MHGHMUSM EGR STOMNG, ASSEMBLING, AND DISTRIBUTING TYPE,

AFPLIGATION FILED` APB.. 23. 1908A Mmmm ont. 28, 1913.

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fumi/vra@ HC. OSBORN. MEGHANISM Fon sToRmG, ASSEMBLING, AND DISTRIBUTING TYFE. APPLICATION FILED APR.23. 1908.

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vexact defseripion, reference being; heil te To MZ who/mi, 25 may conce/m s it lmewn libel; l l Y C, Ueeeim, citizen ef' the United iblletes, residing; el; flevelenel, in bhe County ef iluyehnf'u bliebe el Ubin, have invenbeil e, (sew emi useful limpem'elnenj .in `ifeeb1 Sielng, ilsfsemblimg, and; Uieributing "lype, olf which the fellewinp; is L full, elem, and

he accompanying drawings.

lli/ly prior epplifreien. bve, e'll' 'iled July 22, 190i', shows e, Heyy l'. meehanienl ifm. storing, assembling' end lisbibelu ing type, wherein bhw-e is e eegery steiege member into Whieb type muy be distributed one et e time, ei: lfiein which ilu' may be es semble@ one at e, time, e Suileble linger hey being provided for each epee-einen,

The present ievenbii'in is designed es en addition enrl improvement en that reime-ed L) comprises ineens whereby e, whele line e3?? hype, el' any pei'tion eher-eel?? muy el; one inne and, by eine epa" nieV :ighe :sim-age men'ibf. er pel'ee miem such storage ngenibeiii inLe flhe iireeliing member,

lhe .invenliee eeneiete el` he ineens elnplny be enable Jlhe eeeelnpiishmeixi; ein this; epereion es hereiinil'4 mere fully scribed. f

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3 1e a vertical seebien through the dia L b- 'utn-: Slide and efljeeent parte; big'. 4l is L similar Seeigion through tbe essenibling sible and adjacent pei-l, Fire; eeeien through the lnelimfl' beit el `the ilisi'ibnti'ng' slide; Fig. 6 is :i plan el ev peri-,ien ma. one 0i the slides; :mel .if ie i'nfi-sipeetive View ef e hype eeieped 'Ee be eeirifierl by he ein bodiment slnm'n, emi Figa El sluwe peri; el e type l'lelflm.

. by iefeen'te nemerelsQ l repieeents ihe bese, lli `the imp plaie and l2 veri/leal reds eolneeimg ihese membere: euch jgizws efmfstitnlinej ille freine of the machine. Jnurnalefl in Che bebe 21ml top plate ie e shell 1E-l which elies ai; ills: upper enti. :i ,heeel Wheel A by .vl'iieh il; may' be z'iei'eteil and eeifries between the bese sind top-plaie sensible epiflefe 1"? ienel l5 which carry en? then peeplxei'ies iei'fieel mile l@ which eils Jfnevicle bei ijfbem liv-fie fefifi.

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c eiving ebei'ieels. The type muy be of' the imm ehewn m l "i, having gieeves 2l en the; which grooves :1re

heee type :nre ehewn e" etnie-ge nlen'ibei' being Shewnne nieu'ly empy in this View foefen veulen f el Yi/he vie te be ilielfiliuell :we eenbxined 1n e 'bible eelunin type helder (mnited in l 'le which, is enilebly held above ihe iep plete il. 'lifhis hype helder may be :i split tube1 es shewn et 35 in l'`ig g. S, l'he edges ef the lube ecljeeeni; "ce the snliy en* tering the greevee of the type. fifhis tube mlemefl te be. carried, in the pmi'ieliy l'ubnler enelei 52? :in e bleek Q4, which is normally ebeinjnery between guiding Wells ril-ting imm the 'leb plete bui; is shifmble imlizxllv im: e purpose heieineiter explained. fifii'niierlj; :i split Lebe le' reeevingll'ie being eimelnbled is carried by e partially type tnbulei eeelie; @i en the front eide ei a y lib @ein eieeiaieiy. lleeeeih the seelie; 1e e jimi? el parallel plziee 27 providing' disribueing raeeway which is; :i eeninunien ei the channel provided by the spilt, mbe in 'he Socket. liznilui'ly the ireceiling tube hee ibi; ehennel eehtinned'by plebes' :Tab which eenssliimle :iesemblege weewey 'Wil/h. e elneniie eeebnfve cleeeribed, it will be Seen that it i5v only neeesszilejy'j 'in dis-- ij-'ilming, lie turn libe (hum by its henri wheel ie bring; 'the propei channel, pifnvelecl by mlieeent rails; 1G, into pesilien, and tieneV 'Per be iii/pe from be clisizibniving aeewey inte en n ehzmneb ffiiiniierly, in assembling, tbe firme turned by bhe hemel wheel to bring i'he lumber ebenne! le the front, enel sniblbie tifeneifex n'ieebzmiem Operated te enjeu the Lype 'l1-em tbe betmn oif libe (bium ,inte 11h 'i eeseeliiiingf aeewey. These transfers' mechanisms will new be described. Tilliflebi'y mounted in e redini groeve, il() on libe ninrfiei.b eideV ef the lo@ plete il is a sliding plaie 4L 'lhie plete el? the Seme thickness ee the enrrespnmling dimension of' the 'type enel has en epening l2 formed el"v the pieni a ehu te reeeive the type. V below e. ibeiang meewey bottom tyrnei."-

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lli/ne in the t se limi, libe by ihe mfebhmiging carried over the upper end of the type channel located beneath it, and accordingly drops int-o that channel.

To assemble the type from the lower end of the drum into the assembling raoeway and holder,'there is provided an identical slide 5l mounted in a radial groove 50 in the upper face of the base plate 10. This -slide has a vtype carrying opening 52 normally located over the assembling raceway. The lowest type in the drum channel which is at the iront, normally rests on the top of slide 51. 1when the slide is pushed rearwardly, the bottom type in the drum chan# nel drops into the opening 52, and on the return movement of this slide,I this type is dropped in to the column for assembling.

Each of the slides 4l and 5l is normally held in its forward position by a spring 44. Which is -secured at one end to a stationary stop l5 and at the other to a pin 46 secured to the'slide. A suitable pin 47 extending through a slot 48 in the slide limits the movementJ of the slide. A head or knob'e), may be provided 4at the outer end of the slide, to receive the operators thumb or nger, whereby the slide may be conven-y iently pushed rearwardly The periphery of the hand Wheel 14 may have indicating characters coopera-ting with a pointer 6l, Fig. l, to enable approximate positioning of the supply drum; and there may be provided on the supply drum rings 64 having Vshaped notches with which a lug 67 on the corresponding slide coperates, to accurately position the drum Whenever a slide is operated.

The mechanism so far described, With the exception of the means for carrying the typeholders, is that shown and described in my prior application, referred'to, enables type to be fed one at a time into the .drum or out oi' the drum. To allow whole lines of type or any portion thereoic to be fed at one time either into or out of the drum, the arrangen'xent which constitutes the subject mattei' in this application is employed. The type .holders in this ease are not mounted rigidly in the top plate or base of the maphine as in my prior application, but, as ieretofore stated, in blocks 2st and 26 as the case may be, which are mounted on the front portion of the top plate and base respectively. These blocks have secured to'them rods 72 which extend loosely through the associated bosses and 7l of the corresponding frame member and have on their ends adjusting nuts 74:. Springs 75 surrounding the rods tend to keep the blocks in their fornordsee Ward position. In this position, the holders 'are held out of alinement with the drum channels and in alinement. with the open ings in the slides the same'as when 'the holders are in stationary sockets. v

There is a possible movement for the block and holder together equal to the movement of the slide. Each block is provided with a bolt' 76 normally held infinactive position by a spring 77. Whenever desired, however, this bolt by the simple pressure of the operators finger on the end thereof may. be forced into a hole 78 in the corresponding slide, thereby locking the block to the slide so that when the slide is pushed inward, the bloeit and type holder move With-fit, bringing the type holder, theopening .in the slide, and a .channel of the drum all into alinement, so that a Whole liner or any portion thereofA may be shifted as desired.

The elasticity of the type holders may hold them in place, but propeLposition in the blocks is insured by suitable-pointed plungers 8O mounted in the blocksand each entering a corresponding opening in the type holder. To keep this plunger in normal engagement and still allow movement of the block, the plunger extends into the associated frame member and is therein surrounded by spring 81.- The holder may be shoved into its socket across the pointed nose ofthis plunger which springs into place when the holder is in inal position and retains'the holder until itis drawn out by suflicient -force.

The construction above deszcgribed enables the drum" to be stored quicltlyflt also provides for the easy correction or" errors in assembled lines. The holder Witlrthe assem bled lines in it maybe placetabove the drum, the portion of the line below the improper character dropped into an empty channel in the drum, as above described, then the improperl character distributed to the proper channeli in the drum by the normal operation of the distributionslide and the turning of the drum, then the portion of the line in the storage drum dropped asa Whole into the receiving holder, then the proper character assembled in such holder by the normal operation ofV the assemblage slide and drum, and linally the balance of the line dropped by gravity from the upper. holder through a' blank channel' inthe drum into the lower holder, byneason of the vari- 120 ous slide openings being all brought into alinement with this channel, as above deseribed;

- Tllliinvention in no manner interferes with the efficient normal operationot dis- 125 tributing or assembling as described 1n 'my prior application, but forms avaluable adi dition thereto.

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l. The combination di tivo typeholders be-4 g gg ltween which type may be transferred, mechanism ttor limitingthe transfer to one type vat a time, means tor moving one of the type'- holders to a position where the limiting mechanism does not. restrict the transfer to one type at a time, whereby a Whole line may bc continuously transferred."`

2, The Vcombination of two typeholders adaptedto be out, ot alinement, means tor 4transterringr type from one to the other when yout of alinement, and means for bringingthem into alinement to allow type to pass from one directly to the other.

I3. 'lhe combination ot mechanism adapt ed to hold ,a plurality et lines of type, two typeholders, and means for i'eeding1 lines from one holder to the mechanism and from the mechanism to the other holder, one at a time, or a whole line, or a fraction thereof at a time, as desired.

4f. The combination of a type ease having` channels down which type may descend by gravity, means for limitingl the descent, mechanism for assembling4 type therefrom by the assistance of gravity, said mechanism being` arranged to imit the transfer tov a single type at a time or a` line of type, and a single key for causing` both operations, as desired.

5. The combimition of a type case, mechanism for distribntingV type ther-cinto by the assistance of gravity, and mechanism :tor assen'il'ilinfz; type therefrom by the assistance of gravity, each ot said n'leci'ianisms being arranged to transfer a single type at a time or a line of type, as desired.

G. The combination oit a type holdingmember having?)` a plurality of type *holding channels, a type holder, a slide between them adapted to aline with cit-her the said type holder or a channel ot the member, and means for locking` the type holder to the slide.

7. The combination oit a rotary typ-e holding drum having a plurality oit' type holding channels, a column type holder, a slide between them adapted to aline with either the column type holder or a channel of the drinn, and means for locking the column type holder to the slide; y

8. lhe combinatioi'i of av morably mounted type-holder adapted to carry a, line ot' type, a storage member having a plurz'tlity oi type holders` a transfer slide between the typeholders` said slide having an openinej adapted to aline with either, and means 'or lock# ing the slide and one of the type-holders to`- gelber.

E). 'lhc combination of a movable blockv adapted to carry a line of type, a` storage drum having a plurality of `type holders, a

transfer slide between the drnm and bloelc said slide havingr an opening adapted tov aline with either the line o'type carried by the bloeit or a channel of the. drmm andV .tending to hold such parts in position ont of alinement, and a spring tending to ra lease said lock.

11. lThe combination oit' a movable `chan-- neled block adapted to carry a line oit type, a storage 'drum having; a plurality ot type holders, a transfer slide between the drum and block, said slide haviingr an opening adapted to aline with either channel of the block or a channel of the drum, means tor locking the slide and block together, a spring tending to hold said block in msi tion ont cof alinement with a channel or the type drum, and a spring tending to release said lock.

'12. The combination of a storage men'iber and a type-holder adapted to be out of aline ment, means for transferring type :from one to the other when ont' of alinement, and means for bringing them into alinement to allow type to pass directly irom one to the other.

13. -The combination of a storage .member andtypeholder, an interposed slide, a met able member carrying the type holder, and means for temporarily locking said member to the slide to enable them to more V`in unison.l

14. The combination of a storage member and type holder, an interposed slide, a mov able member carrying the type hold-er, means for temporarily locking said member to the slide to enable them to more in imison, and a spring tending to release sach lock. v

15. The combination, 'with a rotary vertical type-holding drum and means :tor turning it., of mechanism for feeding' type into the upper end thereof, and mechanism for limiting the descent of type therein and for discharging out of the lower end thereof at a single operation a Whole line-ol type.

16. The combination with arotary vcrtical type holding drum, hand operated mechanism for discharging into the opper end thereof a Whole line of type; and hand operated" mechanism for discharging a whole line from the lower end.

17. In ,a combined type case and bling mechanism, a storage member, a, operated-mechanism 'for feeding type. into one end of it, andmeans whereby said tinfger operated mechanism may feed one tj'fpe at ay time or a line at a time.

18. In a combined type case and distribnting mechanism, a storage member, a, iin gre.: operated' mechanism for tet-dineu typ-e out ot one end olf it, and means whereby l till lil@ atrasos one type at a time or a line at a time.

` 19. In a combined type case and assembling and distributing mechanism, a, storage member, a linger operated mechanism for feeding type into one end of it, a second linger operated mechanism for feeding type out of the` other end of it, and means cooperating with said linger operated mechanism to eed a line at a time.

20. The combination, with .two type hold ers normally out of alinement, of an interposed laterally movable slide arranged to receive the end t pe of a line in one holder and transfer it aterally to the other, and means wherebv one of said type holders may be loclred to said slide.

21. The combination, with two type holders normally out of alinement, of an interposed laterally movable slide arranged to re ceive the end type from one holder and transfer it laterally to the other, a spring tending to hold one of said holders in norw mal position, means whereby one of said type holders may be locked to said slide to move with it against said spring.

22. A machine having two linger operated Y transfer mechanisms, a vertical rotary drum which may be turned to bring any of a number of channels thereof into coperation with the respective transfer mechanisms, and means coperating with said transfer mechanisms, whereby there may be traf ferred one type at a time or a line at a time.

23; A. machine having a rotary type holding drum, line type holders, transfer mechanisms comprising laterally movable slides located respectively adjacent lo the two ends of the drum, and means whereby one of said type holders may be locked to one of said slides.

24. The combination, with .mechanism adapted to hold a plurality of lines ol type and a type holder, of a movahl'e member hy which said holder is carried, which member I normally holds the-holder out of alinem-ent with said mechanism but allows it to be dis-l placed to be brought into alinement therewith, and means fortransferring type from the holder to said mechanism when Vont ci" alinement.

25. The combination with a storage memher and a type holder of a transfer slide, a block which normally holds the type holder in alinement with an opening in the transfer slide, and a linger operated bolt so arranged that by the pressure of the linger the block with the type holder may be bolted to the slide and thereby move with it into alinement with a channel of the storage member.

26. The combination with a split tube `type holder, of a block having a socket for receiving it, and a spring pressed plunger entering the socket and adapted to engage 'the holder.,

27. The combination of two type'holders adapted to be out of alinement, a slide for transferring type from one to the other when out o1" alinement, and means for causing one of the holders and slide to move in unison to bring them into alinement with the other holder, V

28. A machine having a rotary type-holding drum, transfer mechanism including a laterally movable member located adjacent to one end of the drum and adapted to transfer type thereto, one at a time, and means for allowing the transfer of a Whole line of type at a time. p

29. The combination of two typeholders and operated means for feeding type one at atime, and additional means operated by the same manual means for feeding several at a.time, as desired, from one holder to the other.

30. The combination of two type holders, one of which is capable of movement with reference to the other, and manual means for feeding the type 'from one holder to the other one at a time Without such movement or several at a time by employing such movement, as desired. v

31. The combination of mechanism adapted to hold a plurality oi lines of type, a type holder adapted to occupy two positions, and two independent manually-operated means for feeding at one operation a line of type from the holder in one position to the mechanism, or'from the mechanism to the holder in the other position and for feeding at one operation only the foremost type in such line to or from said mechanism.

32. The combination o'l an upright type case, mechanism for distributing into the upper end thereof at one operation a line of type or only the foremost type in the line, and in the latter case to engage the foremost type to limit the transfer to one type at a time, and mechanism for discharging typefrom the lower'end of the case.

The combination of two type holders adapted 'to be ont oi1 aliilement, means for bringing them into alincment and allowing the trai'islier at such time of a whole line ol' type, and means for transferring at one operation only the foremost type in the line when said holders are out of alincment.

$34. The combination of a type holding member havingA a plurality of type holding channels, a type holder, mechanism adapted lo aline will either said typo holder or one of said .hannels and transfer a single type from one to the other, and means for causing said type holder to move consequent upon the movement of said mechanism.

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